earlier this week house speaker john boehner offered his position. this afternoon it was the president's turn. they have got some ground to cover to get a deal done. the white house says americans voted tuesday for tax increases on the wealthy. boehner says he is open to more revenue from taxpayers if it's part of an overhaul to the entire tax code. there are way to get this done. it's likely going to take weeks of high level negligencations and they begin at the white white house next w, harris. >> harris: what is this doing to the markets our 401(k)'s? >> u.s. markets just wrapped worst week since june. much of it because of concerns about the fiscal cliff. it takes half a trillion dollars out of the economy next year alone through spending cuts and tax increases. analysts say it would likely lead to another recession. today, the major indices managed only slight gain. the dow jones industrial average rose 4. the nasdaq settled up 9. the s&p increased 2. all three dropped at least 2% for the week. harris? >> harris: rich edson, thank you very much.